Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) Open File Report 07-02 (Metro area surficial geology map,
Quaternary stratigraphy grids - northwest metro area, summary report)

GEOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF GROUND-WATER MANAGEMENT
FOR THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA
Metropolitan Council Water Supply Master Plan Development - Phase I

Gary N. Meyer, Robert G. Tipping
Minnesota Geological Survey
2642 University Ave W., St. Paul, Minnesota 55114-1057

2007

Project projection:  UTM coordinates, NAD83, Zone15

OFR07_02_summary_report.pdf -- project summary report
OFR07_02_surficial_geology_map.pdf-- pdf image of the Open File surficial geology map plate 
 with text and figures.
OFR07_02_surficial_geology_map.zip-- zip file containing GIS files used to produce the surficial
 geology map
OFR07_02_grids.zip -- ESRI grid files for northwest metro area Quaternary stratigraphy model.
OFR07_02_shpfiles_qstrat.zip -- ESRI shape files associated with northwest metro area Quaternary stratigraphy model.
METADATA folder -- metadata for surficial geology map and Quaternary stratigraphy model
  
List of shapefiles within Surficial_geology_map.zip:

lyr_files -- folder containing ArcMap layer files to color code the surficial geology map and
 plot geomorphic line symbols
bdrk_w10ft --  polygon shapefile showing where terrace material is within 10 feet of the bedrock surface.
County_lines -- polygon shapefile of counties clipped to the metro study area
eol_snd_loess --  polygon shapefile showing where eolian sediment associated with the Peoria formation was mapped
Eolian_dunes -- polygon shapefile showing where high-relief dunes are mapped in eolian sand
gmln --  line shapefile of the variety of linear geomorphic features mapped in the study area
metro_sg -- polygon shapefile of the mapped surficial geology
moland_outwash --  polygon shapefile showing where sediments are underlain by Moland phase outwash
papg --  polygon outline of the study area
township_range -- polygon shapefile of township and range lines
TRS -- polygon shapefile of township, range and section lines
trunk_hwy -- trunk highways within the study area, from MnDot files